tail

noun1 of 2

back end of an animal's body that sticks out

• “The tail at the rear of the plane provides stability.”Tatoeba
• “We need to move, I have the police on my tail.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

verb2 of 2

To follow and observe surreptitiously.